2023-11-02 11:16:00
It will be possible to pay 12 euros per month to have access to Facebook on phones. To comply with European Union laws, Meta will offer paid subscriptions to its users to get rid of advertisements. In Reunion, few people are ready to pay.
“If we pay, we’ll waste even more money. For me it’s pointless”, “I don’t see why we have to pay”, “cIt doesn’t make you want it. If it’s paid there will be more”, declare several people interviewed.
Starting this November, Facebook and Instagram will offer a monthly subscription to take advantage of the networks without .
Count 9.99 euros for computers and 12.99 for mobile applications per month.
These subscriptions guarantee the protection of personal data. It is a formula which follows a request from the EU which fights against the tracking of Internet users without their consent.
According to Sulliman Omarjee, a lawyer in digital law, this is an unconvincing paid solution. “If the EU tells us that it is necessary to obtain a person’s consent to be able to commercialize their data, why should the individual pay to have their data not commercialized? These are the terms of the standoff in which Facebook is launching itself with the EU by saying “you want me to apply your decision? Ok I will apply but it will pay” Is this valid? I’m not sure.”
A turnaround for Facebook which had promised it in its early days: “it’s free and it will always remain so”. The slogan today is more. : “it’s quick and easy”.
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